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Left: a man in a white polo shirt stands between a Migración Colombia officer and a Colombian police officer. Top right: an armed officer watches a shirtless man and a woman, faces blurred, on a sofa in a luxury apartment. Bottom right: police officers inside an office with a Kampaign Kings sign — Archive photo · EL TIEMPO / Archivo particular · Photo details and license

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Tijuana Call Centers Accused of Extortion and Kidnapping: El Tiempo Traces Alleged CJNG Link ‘El Mexicano’ Fredy Chacón del Real’s Companies From Baja California to Medellín

El Tiempo says 'El Mexicano' Fredy Chacón del Real allegedly used two Tijuana companies for CJNG extortion and kidnappings, then built similar call-center firms in Medellín.

September 29, 2026 · The Narco Blog

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U.S. State Department and DEA reward poster showing a photo of Carlos Omar Félix Gutiérrez stamped CAPTURED, offering up to $1 million — Archive photo · U.S. Department of State / Drug Enforcement Administration · Photo details and license

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$25,000 a Kilo in New York, $11,500 in San Diego: Manhattan Prosecutors Seek 92 Months for Los Chapitos Fentanyl Lab Operator Carlos Omar Félix Gutiérrez

Prosecutors say Carlos Omar Félix Gutiérrez helped run fentanyl labs for Los Chapitos and sold a kilo to a DEA source for delivery in San Diego.

September 29, 2026 · The Narco Blog

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Inda Peñarrieta and Michelle Macías Peñarrieta stand between Colombian police officers, masked soldiers and Ecuadorian police behind a table of cash, radios and laptops in front of Gaula Militar Chicamocha banners — Archive photo · Policía Nacional de Colombia · Photo details and license

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FBI Helps Colombia Arrest the Wife and Daughter of ‘Fito,’ the Los Choneros Boss Charged in Brooklyn With Moving Cocaine Through Mexico

Colombian forces, working with the FBI, arrested the wife and daughter of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” on Sunday in Sabana de Torres, a town near Bucaramanga. Fito is the leader of Ecuador’s Los…

September 28, 2026 · The Narco Blog

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Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán beside a DEA agent after his extradition to the United States in January 2017 — Archive photo · U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration · Photo details and license

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“They Were Tired and Old”: ‘La Chapodiputada’ Lucero Sánchez Says El Chapo and El Mayo Planned to Retire Together — and Didn’t Want Their Sons to Take Over

Former Sinaloa lawmaker Lucero Sánchez López, 'La Chapodiputada,' told El Universal that El Chapo and El Mayo talked about retiring together and that Guzmán didn't want his sons to take over.

September 26, 2026 · The Narco Blog

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Tijuana Call Centers Accused of Extortion and Kidnapping: El Tiempo Traces Alleged CJNG Link ‘El Mexicano’ Fredy Chacón del Real’s Companies From Baja California to Medellín

$25,000 a Kilo in New York, $11,500 in San Diego: Manhattan Prosecutors Seek 92 Months for Los Chapitos Fentanyl Lab Operator Carlos Omar Félix Gutiérrez

FBI Helps Colombia Arrest the Wife and Daughter of ‘Fito,’ the Los Choneros Boss Charged in Brooklyn With Moving Cocaine Through Mexico

“They Were Tired and Old”: ‘La Chapodiputada’ Lucero Sánchez Says El Chapo and El Mayo Planned to Retire Together — and Didn’t Want Their Sons to Take Over